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On the 
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Valley 



The Great Double 
Track Scenic Highway 



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NEW YORK AND 
PHILADELPHIA 

TO 

BUFFALO AND 
NIAGARA FALLS 



Issued by 

The Passenger Department 

loot 

CHARLES S. LEE A. A. HEARD 

Gen'l Passenger Ag't Ass't Gen'l Passenger Ag't 

HENRY H. KINGSTON Gen'l Traffic M'g'r 
26 Cortlandt Street New York 



Copyrighted, 1900, by Chas. S. Lee, 

General Passenger Agent 

Lehigh Valley Railroad. 

Second Edition, 1901 








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■ 1 HIS brochure is designed to 
JL acquaint the traveling pub- 

lic, patrons of the Lehigh 
Valley Railroad, with 
the scenic attractions, cities and towns 
on its line between the seaboard and the 
great lakes, as seen from the windows of 
its elegantly-equipped and fast-moving 
trains. 
It will, as a matter of course, not enter into 
an extensive historical exposition of the 
municipalities, nor draw elaborate pen pic- 
tures of the many scenic beauties which lure 
thousands annually into their delightful con- 
fines, but it will, in a concise way, point 
out what we believe would be the answer to 
leading questions asked by the traveler or 
tourist passing over the route. 



NEW YORK — Population, 3,437,202. 

The metropolis of America, and the center 
of its business activity. Take the ferry at the 
commodious depots, foot of West 23d, Des- 
brosses or Cortlandt streets. New York, or 
Brooklyn Annex, foot of Fulton Street, for 
Jersey City. 



JERSEY CITY — Population, 206,433; i mile from 
New York. 

A great industrial center. On leaving the 

ferryboat, a walk through the finely-arched 

station, with refreshment rooms, waiting 

rooms, and every convenience and comfort 

for travelers, leads one to the train platforms. 

Here an official carefully 

attends to the wants of all, 

until seats are found in the 

luxuriously fitted coaches. 

NEWARK — Population, 246,- 
070; 8.7 miles from New 
York ; elevation above sea 
level, 6.5 ft. 

I| V The chief city of the State 
of New Jersey and possibly 
the most important manu- 
facturing center in the en- 
I \^' tire Union. Iron, steel and 

•^ jewelry vie with the manu- 

factories of textile fabrics, leather and cel- 
luloid goods. Breweries, malt houses, car- 
riage factories, and wood industries of every 
class are met with on every hand. Chemical 
works and silk mills are prominent. The cloth- 
ing factories are the largest in the country. 

ELIZABETH — Population, 52,130; 12.7 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 35 ft. 

A manufacturing and residence city. The 

Lehigh Valley station is located at what is 

locally known as Lyons Farms, within ten 

minutes ride by street-car line of the center 

of the city. 

ROSELLE — ALDENE^CRANFORD — PICTON — 
ASH BROOK — OAK TREE 

Towns in which New York business men 
make their homes, finding in fresh country 

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air and rural surroundings many advantages 
over life in the great and crowded city. 

SOUTH PLAINFIELD — 26.6 miles from New York; 
elevation above sea level, 69.4 ft. 

The point of divergence of the Lehigh 
Valley Railroad for its coal and freight 
traffic to its immense wharves at Perth 
Amboy, one of the first ports of entry in the 
United States, established in 1683 and incor- 
porated in 1784. The Lehigh Valley 
Railroad Company's freight yards and 
the large Government bonded yards are im- 
portant factors here. It is the great tidal 
shipping point for coal to New York and 
New England points. 

NEW MARKET — WEST DUNELLEN - BOUND 
BROOK— SOUTH SOMERVILLE— FLAGTOWN— 

Centers of agricultural pursuits, with sub- 
urban homes, also for the business men of the 
manufacturing towns along the coast. 

NESHANIC — THREE BRIDGES — 

Quaint hamlets nestling among the hills, 
and through which a branch of the Raritan 
winds, making them delightful, though lim- 
ited, summer resorts. 

FLEMINGTON JUNCTION —Elevation above sea 
level, 130 ft. 

Lehigh Valley Railroad, connection ^^ 
with the Flemington Branch, two miles long. 



FLEMINGTON — Population, 2,100; 52.7 miles 
from New York ; elevation above sea 
level, 175 ft. 

Flemington is the coun 
ty seat of , 
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County. Many 
New Yorkers find 
desirable summer 
homes here. The 
center of a rich 
farming and 
J ) e a c h - g r o w i n g 
district. 

STANTON — 

A rural hamlet, '" -^-r 

the center of an extensive 
peach-growing district. 

LANSDOWN — 57.7 miles from 

New York ; elevation above sea level, 190.6 ft. 

CLINTON — Population, 816; elevation above sea 

level, 194 ft. 

PITTSTOWN — Elevation above sea level, 386.2 ft. 

Lansdown is the junction of the Clinton 
and Pittstown branches of the Lehigh Val- 
ley Railroad. Both Clinton and Pittstown 
are centers of agriculture and of a rich dairy 
region. The social life is enjoyable, and many 
city people prefer to spend the summer here. 
Guests are taken by a number of private 
families. 

JUTLAND — PATTENBURG — 

Both, stations in a farming district contain- 
ing large peach orchards, from which thou- 
sands of baskets of choice Jersey peaches are 
annually shipped. Pattenburg is at the east- 
ern entrance of the Musconetcong Tunnel, a 
remarkable piece of engineering skill, 280 
feet less than a mile in length, double 
tracked. The Musconetcong Mountain, a 
spur of South Mountain, is the natural water- 
shed of New Jersey, the waters flowing east- 
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ward into Raritan Bay and westward into 
the Delaware River. 

W^EST PORTAL — BLOOMSBURY — KENNEDY — 

Stations in a rich farming district. On the 
distant mountain top is seen the fine building 
of Paxinosa Inn at Easton. 

PHILLIPSBURG, N. J. — Population, 10,052; 76.6 
miles from New York; elevation above sea level, 
221.2 ft. 

From its earliest days iron has been its 
source of wealth. The Andover Iron Works, 
the oldest in the State, are seen on the left 
on entering the town. Cannon and solid 
shot were here cast for use in the Continen- 
tal army. In addition to its large furnaces it 
has a large silk mill, several foundries and 
boiler works. The Morris Canal here is an 
interesting item. Loaded boats are carried 
by plane from the lower level to the upper. 
Connection zs here tnade with the Belvidere 
Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and 
the Morris and Essex Division of the Dela- 
ware, Lackawanna &^ Wester?i Railroad. 



EASTON, PA.— Population, 25,238; 77 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 217.4 ft. 

Having crossed the Delaware, the traveler 
is ushered into Pennsylva- 
nia at Easton, called by 
the great Proprietor, Wm. 
Penn, "the Forks of the 
Delaware," and who caused 
this town to be founded 
(which was laid out in 1737), 
and named by Penn in 
honor of his father-in-law. 
Lord Pomfret, whose 

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county seat in English Nortliampton bore 
that name. 

The Forlcs of the Delaware included the 
entire territory between the Lehigh and 
Delaware rivers as far north as the Kitta- 
tinny or Blue Mountains, and was occupied 
by a part of the Delaware Nation, until the 
lands were released to Wm. Penn in the year 
1 718. The city is on the right. On the 
heights, beyond the closely built portion of 
the lower end, is seen the Lafayette College 
buildings, and beyond them, on the crest of 
the mountain, Paxinosa Inn. This hotel, 
situated so as to command a view for many 
miles in all directions, is of modern construc- 
tion, supplied with all conveniences for the 
comfort of guests, and is reached from the 
city below by trolley car service, making it a 
model resort for summer tourists from New 
York and Philadelphia, on account, not only 
of its accommodations, but also by reason of 
its proximity to the cities above mentioned. 
On the eminence now named Plateau Paxi- 
nosa, the great Indian pow-wows were held in 
the days of the red man's supremacy here. 
The river Lehigh here joins the Delaware. 
Across the river, above Easton, the works of 
the National Switch & Signal Company and 
the extensive works of the Ingersoll-Sergeant 
Drill Company evidence the industrial life. 
Connection /s made at this point tvith the Easton 
&^ Northern Railroad for Nazareth and the 
slate fields. 

SOUTH EASTON — Population 7,000; 77.9 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 206.8 ft. 

The town to the left is South Easton. Its 
industries are large wire mills, cotton mills 



and bridge shops close to the Lehigh Canal, 
on the right, while to the left are the exten- 
sive shops of the Lehigh Valley Rail- 
road. 

glendon — island park — 

At the last named place, genuine water 
lilies {NelitnibiiDn spcciosinn) are found in 
abundance and are gathered by picnic parties 
organized for the purpose. 



REDINGTON 

A cluster of houses on 
the right. Lehigh Con- 
struction Company's 
works on the left. 



FREEMANSBURG— 

When canals ruled su- 
preme, before railroads 
triumphed, the boat yards 
here were centers of in- 
dustry. The furnace on 
the right is the aban- 
doned Northampton. On 
the hillside, to the left, 

the Lehigh Zinc & Iron Company have an 

extension. 




SOUTH BETHLEHEM — Population, 13,241; 88.6 
miles from New York ; elevation above sea level, 

237 ft. 

BETHLEHEM — Population, 7,293; elevation above 
sea level, 267 ft. 

WEST BETHLEHEM — Population, 3,46s; elevation 
above sea level, 287 ft. 

A short distance below the station, to the 
left, there stretches, for over a mile, the great 
forge and ordnance works of the Bethlehem 
Steel Company. 



Organized in 1857, the first stack was 
" blown in " January 4, 1863. 

The plant, originally an iron rail mill, ran 
for many years on rolling-mill work, until 
1879, when the manufacture of iron was prac- 
tically abandoned, and particular attention 
was given to muck bar of high grade, steel 
rails, special grades of Bessemer steel, and 
iron shapes. 

The plant now is one of the largest steel- 
rail mills in the countrj^ and the largest steel 
forge in the world. 

Foreseeing the needs of the United States 
Government for a forge where modern guns 
and armor plate could be manufactured, this 
company erected one during the five years 
intervening between 1886 and 1891, which 
even then was second to none in existence, 
and its capacity has since been increased to 
such an extent that it now stands preemi- 
nently superior to all others. 

Here has been made more then half the 
armor plate supplied to our navy, besides 
material of the same character for vessels of 
foreign navies — notably Russia and Japan. 
It was at this plant that the Harveyized plate 
was manufactured, which, when subjected to 
the most severe tests, shattered all the steel 
projectiles fired at it without 
being penetrated or cracked. 

Guns of all sizes and de- 
scriptions, from the 4-inch, 
5-inch and 6-inch 
rapid-fire types used 
in the navy, complete 
with their mounts, 
to the 1 2-inch and 13- 
inch breech -loading 





army rifles for coast 
defense, have been 
forged and put to- 
gether here, the lat- 
■ ter being supplied, 
when wanted, with 
disappearing car- 
riages. Forged parts 
of guns now build- 
ing by the United 
^^ States Government 

are also made here. 
Among the notable 
forgings of this character are those of the 
1 6-inch army guns, the largest ever made, 
weighing complete about 126 tons, and the 
Gathmann dynamite gun, 18 inches in diam- 
eter. 

In addition to ordnance, the company's 
works include marine engine forgings of all 
kinds for the Government. The shafts and 
other engine forgings which contributed so 
materially to the wonderful success of our 
navy during the American-Spanish War were 
all turned out at this forge. 

Nor is the character of the work under- 
taken confined to Government orders, for 
commercial forgings of all descriptions and 
sizes are a considerable part of the output. 
The vessels which ply the ocean, our rivers 
and inland lakes, the great stationary engines 
which generate power to drive electric rail- 
ways and operate huge factories, are equipped 
with Bethlehem forgings. These include the 
largest shafts ever made for purposes of this 
character. 

This company's plant for the manufacture 
of hollow and other steel forgings, heavy 



shafting, guns and carriages, armor plate and 
castings of every size and kind, is equal to 
any, and produces work to compete with that 
of the finest English and German firms. 
Officers as inspectors for Government require- 
ments are stationed here. 

To the privileged visitor, the forging and 
testing of the monster armor plates, and the 
wonderful precision required for the deli- 
cately fine castings, are alike equally fascinat- 
ing. 

An excellent view of the extent of the 
works may be had from the train, as the 
Lehigh Valley Rail- 
road runs for nearly 
two miles between the 
river and buildings. 

On the opposite side 
of the river is the beau- 
ll tiful Niskey Hill Ceme- 

tery ; on the left, just 
beyond the works of the 
Bethlehem Steel Com- 
pany, is the large plant 
of the Lehigh Zinc & 
Iron Company, organ- 
%l ^1 ized in 1853. Back of 

^ ^^ this is the closely built 

portion of South Bethlehem, while across the 
river the old town of Bethlehem is seen 
crowning the hills. Near the station, which 
is on the south side, and to the left of the 
train, are the offices of the Lehigh Valley 
Railroad Company, in the rear of which, 
on an eminence, is the beautiful home of Mr. 
E. P. Wilbur. On the right, as the train 
moves onward, is Calypso Island, used exclu- 
sively for Sunday school and family picnics ; 




in the rear of the island is seen the Cutter 
Silk Mill, and beyond, on the crest and hill- 
side, the borough of West Bethlehem. 

Bethlehem was founded in 1741 as a 
Moravian colony for mission work among 
the aborigines. This religious order, having 
its origin in the twelfth century among the 
Piedmontese peasantry, is the oldest Protes- 
tant Church in existence. Its simple and 
beautiful forms of service are still maintained 
and the admirable characteristics of its people 
have been deeply impressed upon the entire 
region. Bethlehem has for a century and a 
half been regarded as a great educational 
center, and it still maintains a claim to supe- 
riority. Lehigh University, located at the 
base of Lehigh Mountain, on the south side, 
is an honored institution. Bishopthorpe 
(Episcopal) and the Moravian Seminary for 
young ladies are both most worthy educa- 
tional institutions. The theological seminary 
of the Moravian Church has a fine new build- 
ing, and in it will continue to sustain its good 
reputation. St. Luke's Hospital, established 
through the munificence of Mr. Asa Packer, 
is located here at the base of Lehigh Moun- 
tain. There are many other industries in 
this triple town, each with its busy circle of 
dependent workers. Connection is here made 
%vith the BetJilehem Branch of the Philadelphia 
(Sn> Reading Railway for Philadelphia, Balti- 
more and Washington. 

ALLENTOWN — Population, 35,416; 93.4 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 250.3 ft. 

The prison tower is the first object to 
attract attention on the right ; then, as the 
curve is made, it, with the city proper, is on 

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the left. The Iowa Barb Wire Works are 
seen to the left just before entering the 
station. From the car windows to right and 
left the old 
stone bridge, 
erected in 
1837, can be 
seen. The 
Lehigh Val- 
ley depot at 
this point is 
one of the 
finest in the 
State. CoJi- 
7icction is here 
made with the 
East Pennsyl- 
vania Branch 

of the Phila- k,,^ 

del p Ilia &^ 
Reading Rail- 
way for Reading and Harrisbiirg. Allen- 
town is the Queen City of the Lehigh Valley. 
Its many and varied industries, 250 in all, 
with iron as the predominant power, are well 
worthy of a visit. Its furniture frame fac- 
tories are second only in importance in the 
Union. To the right the largely extended 
works of the Adelaide Silk Mills employ 
twelve hundred people. The AUentown 
Spinning Company's large thread mills arc at 
the Gordon Street station on the left. The 
works next on the left are the AUentown 
Hardware Company's plant. The Pioneer 
Silk Mill and the West End Silk Mill are on 
the West End Branch of the Lehigh Valley 
Railroad, bearing away to the left at the 
hardware company's plant. The AUentown 

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Rolling Mills, an important plant, are next 
seen on the right. 

FULLERTON — 

On both sides of the road are seen the 
extensive car works of McKee, Fuller & Co. ; 
and then on the right stand the mills of the 
Catasauqua Manufacturing Company. Trav- 
elers should note the huge piles of slag across 
the river from this point onward. As the 
motto of to-day is, " Let nothing be wasted," 
this refuse of the furnaces is used in making 
cement and brick. 

CATASAUQUA — Population, 3,963; 97.1 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 2S4.9 ft. 

The Davies & Thomas foundry and machine 
plant across the river at this point is an 
important industry. The old flour mill seen 
to the right also has long been a landmark, 
and next to it is the new Wahnetah Silk Mill. 
Standing out in bold relief are the towering 
stacks of the Crane Iron Company, where 
anthracite coal was first used in manufactur- 
ing iron. Catasauqua station proper is now 
reached, and still to the right and across the 
river a number of industrial plants line the 
bank of the canal for some distance. Connec- 
tion is here made with the Catasauqua &-=> 
Fogelsville Railroad leased by the Philadelphia 
&^ Reading Railway. 

HOKENDAUQUA— 

This town is an offshoot of Catasauqua, 
because " Iron is King," and demands space 
for this powerful development. The finely 
equipped works 
of the Thomas 
Iron Company 
are here located. 




COPLAY— Population, 1,581. 

The cement center of the Lehigh Valley. 
The large works on the left above the station 
are the cement works. Connection made Jiere 
luith the Ironton Railroad for Egypt, /ronton. 
Sieger sville and Oreficld. 

CEMENTON— 

The cement industry has of late years flour- 
ished greatly here, and from this the town 
derives its present name. 

LAURY'S — 102.8 miles from New York; elevation 
above sea level, 330 ft. 

The center of a rich farming district and a 
noted and select summer resort. The island 
to the right has become one of the best 
known and most popular picnic grounds in 
this part of the State. 

CHERRY FORD— ROCKDALE — 

The last named, center of an agricultural 
district. This point has some historical in- 
terest, from the fact that the opposite side 
of the river was the favorite camping ground 
of the Indians e)i route to and from the wig- 
wams of the Delawares on the flats at Phil- 
lipsburg. New Jersey, and those of the Shaw- 
neeson the Shawnee flats in Wyoming Valley. 

SLATINGTON— Population, 3,773; 109.5 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 367 ft. 

The long railroad bridge seen on the right, 
just before arriving at this station, is the 
Lehigh & New England Railroad bridge. 
On the left is an extensive wood-work- 
ing plant, and the new rolling 
mills, destined to in- 
crease the importance 
of Slatington. 




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BIRD'S-EYE MAP 



Lehigh 

Valley 

Railroad 

Route of the 

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The town 
stands on 
the hill to 
the left and a quarter of a 
mile from the depot. Slate 
is here manufactured into everything possible 
or probable — mantelpieces, lavatories, sur- 
basing, stairs, tiling, blackboards, school and 
roofing slates. About one thousand boys 
and girls are employed in the school slate 
factories to be seen just beyond the station. 
Coniicciion is here made with tJie Slatedale 
Branch, also the Schuylkill &^ Lehigh Branch 
of the Philadelphia &^ Reading Railway and 
the Lehigh &^ Neiu England Railroad for 
Katellen, Wind Gap, Pen Argyl, Bangor, Port- 
land and Hainesbiirg. 

LEHIGH GAP — III. 4 miles from New York ; eleva- 
tion above sea level, 391.9 ft. 

Here the Lehigh River bursts through the 
Blue Mountains. A hotel, with several annex 
buildings and fine grounds, may be seen on 
the left. It enjoys great popularity in sum- 
mer. Beyond and across the river, the long 
two-storied stone-built inn, with porch also 
two stories, was a famous relay station in 
colonial days. 

LIZARD CREEK JUNCTION — 

Connection is here made with the Pottsville 
Branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, 

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which passes through a rural district for 
many miles, touching at Balliet, German's, 
Andreas, Longacre, West Penn, Dorset, Kep- 
ner, Rene Mont, Rausch's, McKeansburg, 
Frisbie, Orwigsburg, Spring Garden Junction, 
Schuylkill Haven and Pottsville. 

BOWMAN'S — PARRYVILLE - 

The picturesque cluster of stacks and fur- 
naces seen to the right were originally iron 
furnaces, but competition made them a non- 
paying investment, and for years they were 
idle. The plant is now worked by the Carbon 
Iron & Steel Company, and its product is 
cast-iron pipe, for which ready sale is found. 

LEHIGHTON — Population, 4,629; 119.3 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 466.7 ft. 

WEISSPORT — Population, 601; elevation above sea 
level, 481.7 ft. 

Lehighton to the left and Weissport to the 
right are the oldest settlements in this sec- 
tion. Here, in 1745, the Moravian Colony 
established a frontier mission, calling it 
Gnadenhiitten (tents of mercy). Its pros- 
perity was great. The Indians willingly ac- 
cepted Christianity and in every possible way 
tried to emulate their white brethren. Fields 
and gardens bloomed as the rose, and the 
settlement was happy and contented until 
dissensions between the white and red men 
grew and spread over the section, culminat- 
ing in the Braddock campaign and defeat 
(1755), ^^'^ did not end until the Christian 
Indians and their teachers with their families 
were killed (1757). The pretty mission was 
totally destroyed. The fertile soil, however, 
soon caused the places to be populated again. 
But the Lehigh Valley Railroad devel- 




oped the mineral wealth, and the mills on 
right and left are of greater importance now 
than the agricultural pursuits. 

PACKERTON — 120.7 miles from New York; eleva- 
tion above sea level, 501.3 ft. 

This is the large yard of the Lehigh 
Valley Railroad. Trains car 
rying coal to the seaboard are 
made up here, and the weigh 
ing of the coal keeps many 
men busy. At the shops 
at this point nearly all the 
freight cars now in use by 
the company were made, 
as well as the great major 
ity of the coal cars. 

MAUCH CHUNK — Population, 

4,029 ; 122.2 miles from New York ; 
elevation above sea level, 548.6 ft. 

Pronounced Mok Chunk, the Indian for 
Bear Mountain. This is justly termed the 
Switzerland of America. Mount Pisgah and 
the Switchback can be seen on the left. The 
handsome residences against the mountain 
side at the base of Mount Pisgah are those 
of the Packer and Leisenring families. 
Mauch Chunk is built in natural 
terraces above and around the val- 
ley of the creek. The Mansion 
House and the former general 
offices of the Lehigh Valley 
Railroad are prominent build- 
ings to the left of the train. The 
Switchback carries over 40,000 
passengers annually bent on sight- 
seeing. The anthracite coal of the 
Lehigh region was first discovered 






On the Lehigl 



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near here by Philip Giinter. To the right 
is Bear Mountain. Its rocky sides, cut into, 
reveal the history of the past, in the con- 
gealed mass that was once molten. Ai tliis 
point the change zs made for points in the coal 
regions. As the train moves forward, East 
Mauch Chunk is seen lying to the right, 
while on the left there are the immense coal 
pockets, making an interesting feature in the 
landscape. Here the coal shipped by canal 
is loaded into the boats. Still onward, 
and Mount Pisgah plane is seen distinctly 
at the left, and in a few minutes Glen 
Onoko is reached. 



Lehigh 
University 




GLEN ONOKO — 125 miles from New York; eleva- 
tion above sea level, 593.4 ft. 

A park and dell replete with charming 
attractions, made accessible and fitted up for 
the convenience of excursion parties 
by the Lehigh Valley Railroad 
Company. It is the annual rendez- 
vous of hundreds of excursion parties 
from points as distant as New York 
and Philadelphia. The falls and cas- 
cades are both varied and beautiful. 
The pavilions, swings, merry-go- 
rounds, etc., are most enjoyable. 

Winding along the tor- 
tuous Lehigh, the scenic 
attractions are very enthu- 
siastically commented on. 
The wire bridge spanning 
the Lehigh, a mile or two 
from the Glen, is part of 
the " pipe line "constructed 
to more easily convey the 
coal oil from the wells to 
the New York market. 



PENN HAVEN JUNCTION — 

130.S miles from New York ; 
elevation above sea level, 
728 ft. 







In the earlier days this 
point was one of the bus- 
iest on the Lehigh. Im- 
mense coal pockets re- 
ceived the coal from the 
cars, and through chutes it was loaded into 
the boats of the Lehigh Canal and trans- 
ported to market. The great freshet of 1862 
put an end to this, and the coal thereafter 
was shipped by rail. The coal branches of 

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the Lehigh Valley Railroad diverge at 
this point, and the traveler or tourist is by 
them taken to the great anthracite centers 
of Lehigh and Schuylkill, viz: Hazleton, 
Pottsville, Mahanoy City, 
Shenandoah, Ashland, Mount 
Carmel, Delano, Morea, Au- 
denried, Jeanesville, Beaver 
Meadow, Freeland, Jed do, 
Drifton, etc., the change of 
cars being made at Mauch 
Chunk. As the train crosses 
the Lehigh here the abandoned 





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planes of the Hazleton Coal 
Company can be seen to the left. 



STONY CREEK — DRAKE'S CREEK — 
HICKORY RUN — 

Tributaries to the Lehigh, and favorite 

streams with local Izaaks, for fine-flavored 

trout. 



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WHITE HAVEN— Population, 1,517 ; 145.7 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 1,144 ft. 

In the earlier days the great lumber center 
of the Lehigh. The only remaining industry 
is the kindling-wood factories, seen on the 
right across the river. Connection is here also 
tnade with the branch trains for the Hazleton 
and Schuylkill coal fields. 

BEAR CREEK JUNCTION — 151. 7 miles from New 
York. 

BEAR CREEK— Elevation above sea level, 1,519 ft. 

The Dear Creek Branch of the Lehigh 

Valley Railroad here Joins the main line. 

This branch is six miles long, leading into 

the Bear Creek lumber district. An artificial 

lake at this point supplies the road with clear, 

pure ice for its trains. 

GLEN SUMMIT — 156.4 miles from New York; ele- 
vation above sea level, 1,723.8 ft. 

A most popular summer colony clustered 
round the large and comfortable hotel. From 
the porches of the hotel the view of the 
valley and ranges is magnificent, and the 
sunrise is only rivaled by the sunset. The 
cottages are owned by New York, Philadel- 
phia and Wilkes-Barre business men, and 
every year adds to their number. The air 
and water are perfection. 

FAIRVIEW— 

The point of the intersection of the Moun- 
tain Cut-Otf, a short line devoted to freight. 
A sort of a terminal and relay station for 
locomotives. 

After leaving the summit, the finest view 
is on the right, although that to the left 
excels many a noted scene. Here the most 

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experienced travelers all agree that nowhere 
else in the world is there such a magnificent 
panorama of terraced hills as that surround- 
ing the Wyoming Valley and Susquehanna 
River. In the freshness of spring verdure it 
is exquisite in coloring ; in hot summer, 
laurels, rhododendrons and flowers of every 
hue make it hanging gardens of beauty ; in 
autumn, the gorgeous colorings of crimson, 
brown and gold alike defy pencil and pen. 
" Once seen never forgotten." 

NEWPORT — WARRIOR RUN- 
SUGAR NOTCH — 

All centers of anthracite coal trade. 

WILKES-BARRE— Population, 51,721 ; 176 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 553.2 ft. 

County seat of Luzerne County. Connec- 
tion is here made with Pennsylvania Division 
of the Delaware <S-» Hudson Company for 
Scranton and Honesdale ; with the Pennsylva- 
fiia Railroad for Nanticoke, Nescopeck and 
Sunbiiry ; with the Bozvman's Creek and Ber- 
nice Branch of the Lehigh Valley Rail- 
road /"tr Harvey s Lake, a delightful summer 
resort, Noxen, Ricketts, Lake Ganoga, a 
popular summer resort on North Mountain at 
an altitude of 2,319 feet above sea level, Ben- 
nice and Towanda. Wilkes-Barre is ideally 
situated in the far-famed Valley of Wyoming. 
A few miles from here, near the bank of the 
Susquehanna River, is the granite monument 
commemorating the "Battle of Wyoming," 
the dark ground of the massacre, which 
occurred July 3d, 1778. The city is a great 
business center and its families are recognized 
throughout Pennsylvania as most cultured 
and hospitable. The schools are many and 



excellent. Iron and steel plants, coal opera- 
tions and textile mills give lucrative employ- 
ment to a vast populace. 

MILL CREEK — PLAINSVILLE — 

Centers of anthracite coal operations. 

PITTSTON — Population, 12,556; 184 miles from New 
York ; elevation above sea level, 574.1 ft. 

WEST PITTSTON — Elevation above sea level, 570.2 
ft. 

Important mining and industrial centers, 
with a diversity of industrial plants, the coal 
industry, however, being in advance. Col- 
lieries are to be seen on every side. West 
Pittston is across the river to the left. From 
this point to Sayre, a distance of about ninety 
miles, the trains of the Lehigh Valley follow 
the banks of the Susquehanna River, and the 
scenery is interesting and beautiful in the 
extreme. 

L. & B. JUNCTION — 185.3 miles from New York; 
elevation above sea level, 572.1 ft. 

Connection is here made with the Delaware, 
Lackawanna &^ Western, eastwardly for 
Scranton, and westwardly for Plymouth, Ber- 
wick, Bloomsburg, Danville, etc. 

COXTON — 

The yards of the Lehigh Valley Rail- 
road, for the weighing of coal going north. 

RANSOM — FALLS — WHITE'S FERRY- 
LA GRANGE — 

Country districts; prolific agricultural cen- 
ters and famous fishing grounds. The valley 
of the Susquehanna is exceedingly fertile. 
Lake Winola, three miles from Falls by stage, 
is a popular summer resort. 
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TUNKH ANNOCK — Population, 1,305 ; 207 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 610 ft. 

Co7inectio)i is here made %vith the Montrose 
Branch, for Montrose and intervening points, 
viz : Marcy, Lake Carey, Lemon, Avery 
Lynn, Springville Tyler, Dimock, Wood- 
burne, Hunter, and Cool. Tunkhannock is 
the county seat of Wyoming County. The 
principal industries are tanning, steam stone 
mills, spool and bobbin factories, grist mill, 
two furnaces and machine shops, planing 
mill and tub factory. Lake Carey, six miles 
distant, is a popular summer resort, where 
visitors find every comfort and convenience. 

VOSBURG — 211. 3 miles from New York; elevation 
above sea level, 623 ft. 

The tunnel here is regarded as one of the 
marvels and triumphs of engineering skill. 
It required three years and four months to 
complete its construction, notwithstanding 
the fact that work was carried on day and 
night, the shifts being ten hours each. It is 
3,002 feet long. 

The roof is composed of solid masonry, the 
arch being supported by side walls of masonry 
composed of black limestone. The stone 
arching is of cut stone sheeting, from 18 to 
30 inches thick, and the bricks were burned 
expressly for this work. 

MEHOOPANY — MESHOPPEN— BLACK WAL- 
NUT—SKINNER'S EDDY — LACEYVILLE — 
WYALUSING — HOMET'S FERRY — 
RUMMERFIELD— STANDING 
STONE — WYSOX — 

These towns are shipping points for rich 
agricultural and lumber districts. In addi- 
tion to the shipping of agricultural products, 
the stone quarries and sawmills at almost 

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every point are important adjuncts. 
The baling of hay and the dairy 
products also add to the gen- / 
eral output. 

The Susquehanna River 
throughout the entire dis- 
trict between LaGrange 
and Athens 
abounds in 
black bass, rock 
and yellow bass, 
and the towns 
named hereon 
are all famous 
as headquarters 
for fishermen 
d u ring the 





On the Lehigh 




summer and autumn, many of whom come 
from long distances to enjoy the pleasure of 
fishing in these favored localities. Boats and 
bait can always be secured at reasonable 
rates as well as boatmen to do the rowing 
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A Coal Breaker 



Vilkes Barre and take the angler to the most likely places 

Station , . , , ^ 

for securing a good catch. Good hotels are 
located at the towns in this district, where 
those who desire can stop during their out- 
ing. Many establish camps on the banks of 
the river and still others use house boats, 
floating down the river and 
anchoring at promising 
points. There are frequent 
instances where house boats 
made a trip of several weeks' 
duration, covering the ter- 
ritory from above 
the New York 
' State line down to 

Wilkes Barre. 

TOWANDA — Population, 4,663; 
254.6 miles from New York ; 
elevation above sea level, 
735-6 ft. 

Contiection is here made 
with ike State Line and 
Sullivaft Branch of the Le- 
high Valley Railroad 
for Monroeton, Wilcox, 
New Albany, Laddsburg, 
Dushore, Satterfield, and 
Bernice, completing the 
loop with Wilkes Barre at 
the other end. (See de- 
scription of points on this 
branch under head of 
Wilkes Barre.) Towanda 
is the county seat of Bradford County, and 
is noted for its varied and high-class educa- 
tional institutions, its numerous diversified 
industries and as a rich farming section of 
Pennsylvania. 

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ULSTER- 
MILAN— 

Agricultural 
centers. The manufacture of farming imj^le- 
mcnts the chief industry. 

ATHENS — Population, 3,749 ; 269.7 miles from New 
York ; elevation abov^e sea level, 768 ft. 

A manufacturing town. The principal in- 
dustries are the Union Bridge Works, furni- 
ture works, foundries and machine shops. 
Athens is one of the most active industrial 
centers on the line. It is located at the junc- 
tion of the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers 
and is a place of historical interest, as on the 
flats, near there. General Sullivan and his 
army encamped in the year 1778 after his 
memorable march from Easton, and awaited 
the arrival of General Clinton and his troops 
from Otsea:o Lake, when the combined forces 




marched into Central New York on a suc- 
cessful mission of destruction to the houses 
and crops of the Indians. 

SAYRE — Population, 5,243 ; 271 miles from New 
York ; elevation above sea level, 772.3 ft. 

The principal industries at Sayre are the 
Lehigh Valley Railroad shops, the 
Cayuta Wheel Foundry, Sayre Metal Works 
and the Sayre Picture Frame Company. The 
Waverly branch of the Lehigh Valley 
Railroad runs from Sayre. Waverly is a 
manufacturing town with 5,000 inhabitants. 

A railroad town with a mission, so named 
in honor of Mr. R. H. Sayre, one of the 
original builders and an old-time officer of 
the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Sayre is 
the point at which the different divisions and 
branches of the Lehigh Valley diverge 
into the lake country of Western New York. 
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The Auburn division bears away to the right 
to Owego, Flemingville, Newarii Valley, 
Berkshire, Richford, Harford Mills, North 
Harford, Dryden, Freeville, Peruville, Groton, 
Locke, Moravia, Cascade, Ensenore; the 
last two places being delightfully situated 
on Owasco Lake, which is about ten miles 
long and two wide. Many fine resorts are 
located along its shores, and the large amount 
of travel to these points during the summer 
and fall is owing to the boating and fishing 
facilities, which are excellent. Beyond these 
are Wyckoff 's. Auburn, Troop, Weedsport, 
Cato, Ira, Martville, Sterling, Fair Haven and 
North Fair Haven on Lake Ontario. The 
Auburn & Ithaca Branch connects Auburn, 
Cayuga and the points on Cayuga Lake, viz : 
Union Springs, Farley's, Levanna, Aurora, 
Willets, King's Ferry, Atwaters, Lake Ridge, 
Lansing, Ludlowville, Norton's and McKin- 
ney's, with the Ithaca division of the main 
line at Ithaca. These points are summer 
resorts, with rich vineyards, fruit orchards 
and fine hay fields, all sources of wealth and 
prosperity. 

At Van Etten, on the Ithaca Branch, con- 
nection is made with the Elmira & Cortland 
Branch, to and from Elmira, a large and im- 
portant business center; Horse- 
. heads, Breesport, 
Wilseyville, Free- 




On the Susquehanna m 



ville (a junction with the Auburn division) ; 
Cortland, a prosperous town, noted for its car- 
riage factories and pushing industrial enter- 
prises ; Cortland Junction, where connection 
is made with the Delaware, Lackawanna & 
Western Railroad ; Cazenovia, a very well- 
known summer home for noted men, who 
have built abodes of ease and luxury on the 
banks of its beautiful lake, an attractive sheet 
of water about four miles long, whose shores 
slope gradually backward from the water's 
edge, where fertile farms surround it, afford- 
ing a view which is highly attractive. Can- 
astota, a thriving and busy manfuacturing 
center; Sylvan Beach, most appropriately 
named, a popular picnic resort, with many cot- 
tages, situated on Oneida Lake, a handsome 
expanse of water, twenty-one miles in length 
and from three to seven miles in width, over 
which excursion boats run regularly during 
the season from one end of the lake to the 
other, stopping at the towns and villages on 
either side; and Camden, the northern termi- 
nus of the branch, 139 miles from Elmira. 

The Lehigh Valley has two lines be- 
tween Van Etten Junction and Geneva. The 
one bears away to Ithaca, on the southern 
end of Cayuga Lake, then shoots across the 
country to Geneva, on the northern end of 
Seneca Lake, passing Taughannock Falls, 
Trumansburg, Covert, Farmer, Sheldrake, 
Hayt's Corners, Romulus and West Fayette ; 
while the other bears away to the westward, 
passing Swartwood, Cayuta, Alpine, Odessa, 
Burdett (Watkins Glen), Hector, North Hec- 
tor, Caywood, Lodi, Gilbert, Kendaia, and 
Varick, other points on the eastern side of 
Seneca Lake. 

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ITHACA — Population, 13,136; 307.1 miles from New 
York. 

On the former route, Ithaca claims more 
than a passing notice. Glass lenses, paper, 
flouring mills and cigar factories are its in- 
dustries. As the train approaches the city, 
the interest of passengers becomes manifest. 
Beautifully situated at the southern extrem- 
ity of Cayuga Lake, its shady thoroughfares 
and beautiful homes are the admiration of 
visitors. As the train passes onward, Cornell 
University stands out in bold relief on the 
hillside opposite the city. This educational 
institution owes its existence to the public- 
Spirited generosity of one of Ithaca's citizens. 

Cayuga Lake is one of the most beautiful 
bodies of water in the State, and extends 
from Ithaca on the South, a distance of thirty- 
eight miles, to Cayuga, its northern outlet. 
It is from two to four miles wide and has a 
depth in some places of 425 feet. The bottom 
of this lake is seventy-five feet lower than 
that of Lake Ontario. 

GENEVA — Population, 10,433; 344-5 niiles from New- 
York ; elevation above sea level, 489.9 ft. 

Most favored of fortune is Geneva. Long 
before reaching its station, one anticipates 
its beauty of situation on Seneca Lake, over 
the waters of which steamers and boats ply 
busily. The principal street of the city runs 
parallel with the lake shore. The terraced 
gardens of the many quaint and charming 
homes rise above the lake, and the streets 
are shadowed by a wealth of magnificent 
trees. Hobart College and the De Lancey 
Schools are well and widely known, and the 
Sanitarium ranks among the first of the coun- 
try. Business and industries flourish. 

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The longest of the chain of lakes is 
Seneca, which extends from Watkins, at its 
head, to Geneva, a distance of forty miles. 
It is from two to five miles in width and 
situated in the region covered with vine- 
yards, from whence the East is largely sup- 
plied with the different kinds of grapes and 
domestic wines. At the southern end Ha- 
vana and Watkins Glen are located, and 
are so well and favorably known as to need 
no description here. Co7inectio)i is here made 
with a branch to Waterloo atid Seneca Falls, 
and with Naples Branch Lehigh Valley 
Railroad, for Naples, Middlesex, Rushville, 
Gorham and Stanley. 

PHELPS — Population, 1,306; 350.9 miles from New- 
York ; elevation above sea level, 600.9 ft. 

A manufacturing center, the Crown Drill 

Manufacturing Company, basket factory, 

three flouring mills and two malt houses 

being the leading plants. 

CLIFTON SPRINGS — Population, 1,617; 354-4 miles 
from New York ; elevation above sea level, 
644.6 ft. 

Noted for its superbly-equipped sanitarium, 
its well-appointed seminary, and the impor- 




'^ Owasco Lake 




tant plant, the Clifton Springs Manufacturing 
Company. 

MANCHESTER — 

End of the Buffalo, Pennsylvania and New 
York divisions. The round house and shops 
are located here. 

FARMINGTON — VICTOR — MENDON — 

Centers of large agricul .ural districts, in 
which flouring mills, sawmills, blacksmith 
shops, cigar factories and commission houses 
for handling the farm products are the chief 
industries. 

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Views along the 
Susquehanna 



Ganoga Lake 
ROCHESTER JUNCTION — 

The point of Junction of 
the Rochester Branch, 
which connects the City of 
Rochester with the main 
line; also junction with 
Hemlock Lake Branch for 
Honeoye Falls, Lima and 
Hemlock Lake. The latter 
a beautiful sheet of water 
about seven miles long and a mile wide. 
It furnishes the City of Rochester with 
its water supply, has a number of hotels 
and boarding houses on its shores, and 
is much liked for its boating and fishing 
facilities. 

ROCHESTER — Population, 162,608; 392.5 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 510.7 ft. 

A manufacturing city of great inportance. 
Its chief industries comprise the manufacture 
of clothing, shoes, edge tools, machinery and 
machinist supplies, beer, furniture, stoves, 
flour of many grades, photographic supplies, 
patent medicines, and coffins. It is also an 
important educational center. 

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BATAVIA — Population, 9,180; 410.5 miles from New 
York ; elevation above sea level, 910 ft. 

This town is an important industrial center. 

BUFFALO — Population, 352,387; 447.6 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 581.9 ft. 

Connection is here made with the Michigan 
Central Railroad, Lake Shore &-= Alichigan 
Southern Railway, New York, Chicago iS-= St. 
Louis Railroad, Wabash Railroad, and Buffalo 
and Allegheny Valley Division Pemisyhnxnia 
Railroad. Buffalo is the sixth commercial 
city of the world. Buffalo chiefly lies on a 
slope which gently rises from lake and river, 
save that there is a steep bluff for a short 
distance along the Niagara. A bird's-eye 
view from one of ,. 
the high build- ■ 
ings will afford 
a good under- 
standing of the 
city's geogra- 
phy. To the 
south and 
southwest are 
Buffalo River 
and Lake Erie ; 
to the west is 
Niagara's broad 




Seneca Lake 



stream, backed by the quiet Canadian border. 
Within the corporation lines, but beyond the 
densely built business center, to the north, 
northwest and northeast, sweeps what from 
the altitude and distance seem a forest of 
richest verdure, pierced by many spires and 
stamped with the lacelike tracery of white 

roadways — Buf- 
falo's asphalt 
pavements, of 
which there are 
over two hundred 
miles, the delight 
alike of those who 
ride in carriages 
or on bicycles; 
the pride of all 
whose homes face 
streets with this 
sightly surface, so 
readily preserved 



^.i-nM. 



to cleanliness. To 
the east and south- 
east the view is 
clouded by the 
pall of black 
smoke from rail- 
road shops, grain 
elevators and fac- 
tories. To the 
south is the har- 
bor, crowded with 




Watkins Glen 



ships, which carry hundreds of thousands of 
tons of coal and stores to western ports, and 
bring hither millions of bushels of grain for 
transshipment by railroads to the sea. 

The Pan-American Exposition 

As in ancient times all roads led to Rome, 
so, at this season, the steps of all who are 
interested in the development of the arts, in- 
dustries and science in the three Americas, 
or who admire the useful and beautiful, trend 
toward Buffalo ; for here is the great Pan- 
American Exposition, which in many impor- 
tant features surpasses all former enterprises 
of the kind. Among which are the elabo- 
rate and artistic electric-light arrangements. 
The splendor and magnitude of its hydraulic 
and fountain effects, embracing a grand canal 
over a mile in length, encircling all the build- 
ings and courts. Exquisite horticultural and 
floral embellishments. 

Original statuary and plastic ornamenta- 
tions, nearly one hundred and fifty large 
groups of American sculpture being displayed. 
The richness of its color decorations, all the 
buildings being tinted in beautiful and harmo- 
nious shades. The magnificence of its court 
settings, the area being larger than that of 
any former exposition. 

There is a stadium or amphitheater capable 
of seating twelve thousand people, where 
daily athletic games and contests are held ; a 
Temple of Music seating two thousand ; fam- 
ous bands and orchestras from all parts of 
the world ; a grand horse and cattle show ; 
exhibits of Indians of the old Six Nations; 
and the grandest Midway ever produced, 

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having over a mile of new attractions and 
amusements, at a cost exceeding two and a 
half millions of dollars. 

The purpose of the exposition is to cel- 
ebrate the achievements of the Western 
Hemisphere during the past hundred years, 
to promote trade between Pan-American 
countries, and to present a great object les- 
son, showing the progress of the western 
world to date. Over ten millions of dollars 
have been expended on the grounds and 
buildings alone. The Federal Government 
spent half a million, and almost every State 
in the Union has its own building and ex- 
hibits, as has also many of the Pan-American 
countries. There are twenty large buildings 
in the Spanish Renaissance style of architec- 
ture as a compliment to Latin America ; an 
Art Gallery costing over three hundred and 
fifty thousand dollars ; the grandest electrical 
exhibit ever made, including an electric tower 
three hundred and fifty feet high. 

The liberal appropriation made by the 
National Government enables it to make fine 
exhibits from all the departments, among 
which are a life-saving station, giving daily 
exhibitions, a large post-office in daily use, a 
light house and weather signal station in 
operation, displays from the Mint, the Navy 
and War Departments, Aquariums from the 
United States Fish Commission, and special 
exhibits from the Hawaiian and Philippine 
islands, Cuba, Porto Rico, Samoa and Guam. 

The location of the exposition, which 
covers nearly four hundred acres, is in the 
northern part of the city, and easily ac- 
cessible by electric cars from any point in 
Bufifalo. 

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TONA'WANDA — Population, 7,421; 450.7 miles from 
New York ; elevation above sea level, 584 ft. 

This is in reality a suburb of Buffalo, and 
is its great lumber center and shipping point. 

NIAGARA FALLS — Population, 19,457; 461.7 miles 
from New York ; elevation above sea level, 575 ft. 

SUSPENSION BRIDGE — 463.5 miles from New 
York ; elevation above sea level, 569 ft. 

Of all the great wonders 
of the world Niagara Falls 
is one of the most marvel- 
ous, and presents a grand 




variety ot awe- 
inspiring views. 1 ne 
Cataract, the Cave of the 
Winds, the Rapids, the 
Whirlpool, the Gorge and other points, 
taken together or separately, form an 
enchantment which well repays time spent at 
this marvel of Nature's handiwork. 

The points of interest are the Goat Island 
group, consisting of several delightful little 
islands, viz : Bath, Luna, Terrapin Rocks and 
Three Sisters. The view of views, and the 
first to be taken, should be from the bottom on 

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the American side. The trip on the " Maid 
of the Mist " should be enjoyed, as should 
also the journey through the Gorge, via the 
Gorge Route. Prospect Park, open to all, is 

a lovely spot. 

The Niagara 

River is but 

a link in 




the chain 
which con- 
nects the waters 
of Lake Superior 
with the Atlantic. It 
extends from Lake 
Erie to Lake Ontario. 
When the waters 
leave Lake Ontario 
and flow onward, they are 
Cornell University known as the River St. Law- 
rence, which is 700 miles long 
and empties into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

The Niagara River is part of the boundary 
line established between the Union and Can- 
ada by the treaty of Ghent, A. D. 181 5. 

In its course the Niagara River falls 336 
feet, as follows : From Lake Erie to the 



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rapids above the falls, 15 feet; in the rapids, 
55 feet ; at the falls, 161 feet ; from the falls to 
Lewiston, 98 feet ; from Lewiston to Lake On- 
tario, 7 feet. It is supplied by Lake Superior, 
the largest body of fresh water in the world, 
355 miles long, 160 miles wide, and 1,030 
feet deep; Lake Huron, 260 miles long, 100 
miles wide and 1,000 feet deep; Lake Michi- 
gan, 320 miles long, 70 miles wide and 1,000 
feet deep ; Lake St. Clair, 49 miles long and 
15 miles wide; Lake Erie, 590 miles long, 
65 miles wide and 84 feet deep ; together 
with numerous small lakes and rivers, draining 
an area of about 1 50,000 square miles in extent. 

The old Railway Suspension Bridge across 
Niagara River below the falls has been 
replaced by a beautiful single steel arch. The 
new structure is said to be the largest single 
arch steel railway bridge in the world, and 
was constructed without interruption of traffic. 

The new bridge is a single steel arch of 550 
feet in length, supplemented by a trussed 
span, at either end, of 115 feet in length. 
This, with the approaches, make the total 
length of the bridge slightly over 1,100 feet. 
The railway tracks surmounting the bridge 
are 252 feet above the water. The bridge has 
two decks or floors, the upper for railway pur- 
poses, the lower for carriages and pedestrians. 

Conncctioii is here made with the Grand 
Trunk Railway for the West. 

Stop-Over at Niagara Falls 

Without Extra Charge 
Passengers holding tickets via the Lehigh 
Valley Railroad and its connections (east- 
bound, destined to Geneva and points east 

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thereof, west-bound sold at Geneva and points 
east thereof) are privileged to stop over at 
Niagara Falls without extra charge. This 
affords an excellent opportunity of viewing 
the many wonders of this famous cataract. 
This stop-over may be for any length of time, 
from one to ten days — not exceeding the latter. 
Passengers desiring stop-over should notify 
the conductor before reaching Buffalo and 
Niagara Falls of this fact. 

Stop-over at the Pan-American 
Exposition 

During the continuance of the Pan-Ameri- 
can Exposition, stop-over will be allowed at 
Buffalo on through tickets, under the same 
conditions as at Niagara Falls, except that 
tickets should be deposited with joint agent, 
and a fee of |i.oo will be charged for this 
service at the time. 

Stop-Over at Mauch Chunk and 
Glen Summit 

Regular summer excursion tickets are good 
for stop-over upon notice to conductor. 

Stop-over at above named points will be 
granted holders of first or second-class limited 
one-way tickets, round-trip limited continu- 
ous passage or special excursion tickets (ex- 
cept party tickets issued to theatrical or 
amusement companies), when reading to or 
from Sayre, Pa., and points north thereof, 
for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours. 

Passengers desiring this stop-over will 
notify conductors and apply to the ticket 
agent at once for an exchange of original 
ticket through to destination. 
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3477-250 

lot 29 



Where through trains do not stop at desti- 
nation of ticket, or where it reads beyond the 
run of local trains on which the passenger 
must start, it will be endorsed by conductor 
and is to be honored from the point at which 
the through train is taken. 

New York Terminals 

Passengers to and from New York via the 
Lehigh Valley Rail- 
road are afiforded the 
exceptional 
and con- 




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venient facilities 
of three passenger 
stations in differ- 
ent parts of Man- 
hattan Island: Cortlandt Street on the 
south, Twenty-Third Street on the north, 
and Desbrosses Street between ; and in 
Brooklyn by Annex boats to foot of 
Fulton Street. The advantages of Cort- 
landt and Desbrosses streets as terminals 



for business and professional patrons are 
already too well known to necessitate elab- 
orate explanation. 

The West 23 d St. Passenger Station 

is situated near the center of the hotel, thea- 
ter and shopping district, and, in 




addition to the excellent 
street-car service to this sta- 
tion, a complete cab and carriage service 
is maintained exclusively for the accom- 
modation of passengers. The charges for 
this service have been made upon a very 
reasonable basis. An agent of the cab ser- 
vice will be found at the cab stand, who will 
see that all orders for vehicles are promptly 
filled. 






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